Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install add-apt-key on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is add-apt-key
add-apt-key is:
The command add-apt-key provides a convenient command line interface
which will add a new GPG key to your APT keyring.
Those who are more graphically inclined may prefer the package
gui-apt-key.
There are three methods to install add-apt-key on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install add-apt-key Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install add-apt-key using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install add-apt-key
Install add-apt-key Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install add-apt-key using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install add-apt-key
Install add-apt-key Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install add-apt-key using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install add-apt-key
How To Uninstall add-apt-key on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the add-apt-key package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove add-apt-key
Uninstall add-apt-key And Its Dependencies
To uninstall add-apt-key and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove add-apt-key
Remove add-apt-key Configurations and Data
To remove add-apt-key configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge add-apt-key
Remove add-apt-key configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove add-apt-key configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge add-apt-key
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install add-apt-key package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
